MasterCAM
http://www.emastercam.com/files/x_mcncc.html

1. Views - top front right iso - Pan tilt zoom
2. Create - Lines - length angle lock- vert, Horz Rectangles- size
3. View Fit to screen
4. Repaint - fix graphics glitches
5. Popup Prompts - Follow them step by step
6. Rectangular shapes- use after making rectangles and fillets easy way to connect the two in one shot
*Escape and enter are your friend will get you out of operations
-Climb cut vs Conventional cut

Lessons

7. Mini CAD MXC lessons
8. Creating Letters to place name on and print eash mimi lesson as completed
9. Snap Override and autocursor

ToolPath

- intro to tools and diffrences in tool bits * use 2" foam insulation for test machining
-selection tools for tool path chain, box, area, polygon
10. File 2 intro --> Maze - Levels work like layers, contour toolpath -- turn off tip comp for centering tool on path
11. Comment window in toolpath perams-- fill this out with notes on what tool path is for
-- feed plane is plunge speed

Click on toolpath in the Operations menu to shoe backplot -- you can see time of toolpath work

Depth must be set to - Max Depth step is half tool diam.

Engraving depth .02
-adding geometry to the outside of text will change it to emboss

? marks in windows will link directly to help section (click them) Field deff.

Verify - turbo, tool retract, stock translucent

Drilling toolpath points

- set feed rate to about 18

-Mask on arc will auto select drill size * select initial size arc then window all arcs to auto sort

Remachining toolpaths - right click a toolpath then paste it and modify it by changing tool
Multi path -
Lead in/out

Sprockets

-Chook - Sprocket - pulldown for data
Create - bolt circle - create circular array of holes

chooks

- find over lap - great for images that cannot toolpath

Create- door geometry- creates doors for cabs

Solids shading mods
XFORM- Geometry Nesting nesting

nesting 1.bmp

Emboss project lettters on surface- right click on operation then select surface finish -> project
http://forum.eapprentice.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=56&sid=5a8d3b43529f2e042bf6bfe32984777f#p148

Creating surfaces

Create flat boundry surfaces- used for creating surfaces
Create ruled or lofted surface- creating srufaces between planes or diffrent planes

Changing color of objects and surfaces- right click color on bottom tool bar then select item to change color of
Changing level of objects- right click levels on bottom toolbar then select items to change level of then select level that you want item on

Surface rough toolpath- quick surface machining --parrallell and pocket - drive- want to machine, check donot want to machine, containment- needed for pocket
Surface rough -- restmill machines remaining rough stock after roughtoolpath

Pre Machining checks-

- Check tool path
- Check printed setup sheet, and varification sheet
- Check Z values in Gcode
Printscreen Word

Techno issues- FRANK

origin save after pc is shutdownmulti fixture homes
- update softwareZ issue on tool return to home after path completenetworked haspsTool libraryAbsolute all toolpath perams by default
-- right click on tool list in perams and click save perams to default fileSet techno software to program offsets